Pope calls for courage, consensus as COP30 climate summit opens in Brazil

Urging people not to lose sight of “the human face of the climate crisis,” Pope Leo XIV called on the nations of the world to set aside self-interests and “courageously accelerate” global action to limit suffering arising from rising global temperatures.

“It is vital to turn words and reflections into choices and actions based on responsibility, justice and equity to achieve lasting peace by caring for creation and our neighbors,” Leo wrote in a Nov. 7 message to world leaders gathered in Belém, Brazil, on the edge of the Amazon rainforest, for the United Nations climate summit known as COP30.

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